JUDGMENT :

B.A. PATIL, J.

1. These petitions have been filed by the petitioner-accused challenging the judgment passed by the LX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru in Crl.A.Nos.542/2017, 543/2017, 541/2017 and 514/2017 respectively, wherein the appeals came to be dismissed by confirming the common judgment and order passed by XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Bengaluru in C.C.Nos.18797/2016, 18796/2016, 18798/2016 and 18795/2016 respectively.

2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner-accused No.2 and the learned counsel for the respondent-complainant.

3. Since in all these cases both the parties are same and facts and law involved are one and the same, they are clubbed together and common order has been passed.

4. It is the case of the complainant that the complainant is a film director and accused No.2 used to undertake the work of make up to the film artists. In that context, complainant and accused No.2 came in contact. During the year 2012-2013 complainant accumulated a sum of Rs.40 lakhs for production of the film. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the complainant could not produce the film. In view of the acquaintance, accused No.2 so